Sincere thank you to all who prepared for, helped and packed up after our Christmas Fair last week – individual stall profits are on the noticeboards. Our Profit $4081.70.

Our St Luke’s Play Group continues to meet each Monday between 10.00 a.m. and 12 noon for 0-5-year-old children and their carers.

OpShop Promotion – Smart Touch and Writing Pens for Sale for $3.00 – buy one and support our ABM project – the Al-Ahli Hospital in the Gaza.

Toys & Tucker – just a reminder that we will be collecting new toys and foods from now until 11 December, which is our pick-up day by Anglicare (Please no chocolates or anything that melts). There’s room for lots more!!

Tuesday evenings 4, 11 and 18 December – Advent Study at 7 p.m. at Metropolitan Community Church, St Luke’s Enmore and St Joseph’s Newtown in that date order – lead by clergy of the respective parishes.

Saturday 8 December at 2 p.m. – at the NSW State Library (Metcalfe Auditorium) Ground Floor, Nadia Wheatley will be talking about the “inside story about how the book was researched and written and showing additional photographs that did not make it into the book.

Sunday 16 December – our young people receive the gift of a book to encourage them! And on this day we will remember the valued life of William Cooper, Australian Aboriginal Activist and community leader.

Sunday 16 December Nativity Play 6.00 p.m. – the play without rehearsal. All children are invited to dress up (any character) and take a part in the play.

Sunday 23 December is our visit to the Stanmore Nursing Home (singing carols and if you wish to contribute money towards the gifts that we purchase, please place it in an envelope provided over the next 2-3 weeks.

December is the month when we also put money in envelopes for ABM and for the Christmas Bowl Appeal – please give as generously as you can.

Christmas Day after the 9.30 a.m. service – a Community meal in the hall? Please see Noel Jeffs if you would like to be part of this Christmas Day meal in attending or assisting in organizing; otherwise you may wish to join him at Fratelli Fresh Alexandria who are open on Christmas Day.

St Luke’s Direct Transfer: If you would prefer to give this way, please put your name or the word ‘Offertory’ as a reference, thank you.